Who are We
Pearl Agarwal
Founder & Managing Director
Building an equitable startup ecosystem through Eximius. 10 companies in personal portfolio. Has been to 30 countries but believes that’s just the start.
Pearl Agarwal
Investment Banker – Merrill Lynch
PE Investor – GlP ($70bn US-based fund)
Private Markets – UTIMCO ($40bn Fund)
Prior to Eximius, Pearl spent a decade across various investment roles in the US and UK, helping companies raise capital, facilitating multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions, and ensuring business development.
Alongside Eximius, Pearl is also the co-founder of DotReview, a platform for founders to get authentic and trusted reviews of investors.
Education:
McCombs School of Business (UT Austin)
Sanjiv Saklani
Operating Advisor
Shaping the leaders of tomorrow at Eximius. 34+ years of experience. Often found playing tennis, squash, and snooker. Ex-army.
Sanjiv Saklani
President – Quess Corp Ltd
CEO & MD – A2Z Infraservices
Country Head – IL&FS
Sanjiv is a senior management professional with experience in setting up, directing, managing, and growing business operations. He is distinguished for ensuring brand value, facilitating revenue and profit enhancement. He has also effectively managed a workforce of over 50,000 prior to Eximius.
Jasveer Singh
Advisor
Enabling startups with growth opportunities at Eximius. 8+ years, 3x founder, 2 successful exits. Always up for connecting with people.
Jasveer Singh
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
Founder & CEO – Rhyno, QiK Stay, and SpareHousing
In over 8 years, Jasveer has had successful exits in two of his startups. He has a proven track record of building businesses from scratch and creating unique revenue models for their exponential expansion.
His extensive understanding of the startup ecosystem enables founders to have access to a unique set of growth opportunities and scale their businesses.
Besides Eximius, he is also the co-founder of DotReview, a platform for founders to get authentic and trusted reviews of investors.
Sumit Panjwani
Investment Associate
Spots innovative startups at Eximius. Ex-entrepreneur. Found at peace among mountains and music.
Sumit Panjwani
Co-founder – Antrepriz
Micro Market CEO – OYO
Before Eximius, Sumit led and nurtured partnerships for his startup, as well as handled its sales strategy and execution. During his 2-year long stint with OYO, he managed offline sale channels, supply building activities, and end-to-end P&L for a micro market.
Education:
IIM, Tiruchirappali
IET DAVV
Vidhi Doshi
Investment Analyst
Finds game changers at Eximius, documents their early work, and supports them as they grow. Can sleep anytime, anywhere.
Vidhi Doshi
Senior Associate – Mumbai Angels Network
Analyst – Augment Ventures
Vidhi has over 4+ years of experience in the investment space, where she helped identify, support, and scale businesses across angel syndicate and private equity firms. She has closed 30+ deals, including Innov8 and Purple Style Labs, across various sectors during her career. Originally from Kolkata, she has lived and worked in Mumbai, Bangalore and Gurugram.
Education:
CFA
University of Calcutta
Amrita Saini
Human Resources Lead
Makes sure that we and our portfolio companies have the dream team to make it work. Loves art. Unstoppable on the dance floor.
Amrita Saini
Human Resources Team Lead – Zomato
Amrita has spent 7+ years across high-growth businesses, managing the entire employee lifecycle, including recruitment processes. She is also accomplished in handling grievances, insurance, compliances (PF, ESI, Gratuity, Bonus), policies, and processes.
Education:
University School of Management, Kurukshetra
Delhi University
Anureet Kaur
Marketing Associate
Connects Eximius to the startup ecosystem through content. Loves fiction, kangaroos, and history, in no particular order.
Anureet Kaur
Content Curator & Copy Editor – The 1947 Partition Archive
Prior to Eximius, Anureet spent her time across several organizations leading their content, managing distribution, developing social media strategies, increasing brand awareness, and maintaining quality control. She has also worked with publishing houses as a copyeditor.
Education:
University of York
Delhi University
